A federal judge in Texas has temporarily suspended a federal health care rule that prohibits Medicare managed care plans from paying insurance agents and brokers to steer potential policyholders toward certain coverage options. The judge ruled that a nonprofit group of health insurance leaders and a field marketing organization are likely to succeed in challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ regulations on fixed compensation and contract term restrictions. The ruling comes after separate lawsuits were filed challenging the rule.A federal judge in Texas has temporarily suspended a federal health care rule that prohibits Medicare managed care plans from paying insurance agents and brokers to steer potential policyholders toward certain coverage options. The judge ruled that a nonprofit group of health insurance leaders and a field marketing organization are likely to succeed in challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ regulations on fixed compensation and contract term restrictions. The ruling comes after separate lawsuits were filed challenging the rule.
A federal judge in Texas has suspended a federal health care rule that prohibits Medicare managed care plans from paying insurance agents and brokers to steer potential policyholders toward certain coverage options.
A nonprofit group of health insurance leaders and a field marketing organization have shown they are likely to succeed in challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ regulations on fixed compensation and contract term restrictions, according to a judge Reed C. O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Wednesday, granting the plaintiffs’ request to stay the rule.
The ruling comes after separate lawsuits were filed …
